Focal parotitis

    A child 10 years old with complaints about the occurrence of tumor in the parotid region a few days ago, the parents started their own course of antibiotics after which the tumor shrank. Focused on US after surgeon who doubt at palpation that this is lymph nodes.

    At palpation in the parotid region there is nothing, swelling visually not determined.

    At US in the area of the parotid gland is visualized the lesion with hypo / iso echoic structure and unclear contour up to 1.5 cm, richly supplied with blood at CFM/DPD.

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